BCE Inc (BCE) Dividend History
BCE latest dividend
$0.31last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateSep 15Tuesday, 2026
Payment dateOct 15Thursday, 2026
The next dividend has not been announced yet.
- 1984paying since
- Quarterly4 payments a year
- −7.8%5-year growth a year
- 6.05%forward yield
BCE dividend income calculator
- Dividend income a year
- $123
- Each payment
- $31
- Value of the shares
- $2,033
- Dividend yield
- 6.05%
At the latest close; forward annual dividend $1.23 per share, before tax.
BCE dividends per share by year
Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)
Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.
BCE dividend safety
Payout ratio (earnings)49.0%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)66.1%
Stretched · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)−7.8%
Shrinking · a year on average
Years of increases0
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend
Descriptive bands, not a rating.
BCE yield on cost
| Bought | Price paid | Yield on cost | Dividends since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $24.26 | 5.07% | $1.27 | 5.2% |
| 3 years ago | $37.40 | 3.29% | $6.21 | 16.6% |
| 5 years ago | $51.12 | 2.41% | $11.88 | 23.2% |
| 10 years ago | $46.17 | 2.66% | $23.88 | 51.7% |
| 20 years ago | $27.75 | 4.43% | $41.78 | 150.6% |
Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).
BCE dividend payments
Payment
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).
BCE dividends by year
| Year | Dividends per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.64 | −43.8% | 6.88% | 4 |
| 2024 | $2.92 | +1.7% | 12.58% | 4 |
| 2023 | $2.87 | +1.5% | 7.28% | 4 |
| 2022 | $2.83 | +1.9% | 6.43% | 4 |
| 2021 | $2.77 | +12.5% | 5.33% | 4 |
| 2020 | $2.47 | +3.1% | 5.76% | 4 |
| 2019 | $2.39 | +3.6% | 5.16% | 4 |
| 2018 | $2.31 | +3.8% | 5.84% | 4 |
| 2017 | $2.22 | +6.4% | 4.63% | 4 |
| 2016 | $2.09 | +4.3% | 4.83% | 4 |
| 2015 | $2.00 | −9.8% | 5.19% | 4 |
| 2014 | $2.22 | −1.4% | 4.84% | 4 |
| 2013 | $2.25 | +0.7% | 5.20% | 4 |
| 2012 | $2.24 | +7.6% | 5.21% | 4 |
| 2011 | $2.08 | +18.3% | 4.99% | 4 |
| 2010 | $1.76 | +23.0% | 4.95% | 4 |
| 2009 | $1.43 | — | 5.17% | 4 |
| 2008 | $0.66 | −53.2% | 3.21% | 2 |
| 2007 | $1.41 | +20.4% | 3.54% | 4 |
| 2006 | $1.17 | — | 4.32% | 4 |
BCE dividend history
169 payments| Ex-dividend date | Payment date | Amount | Change | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | 2026-10-15 | $0.3138 | −1.8% | Quarterly |
| 2026-06-15 | 2026-07-15 | $0.3196 | −0.4% | Quarterly |
| 2026-03-16 | 2026-04-15 | $0.3209 | +3.2% | Quarterly |
| 2025-12-15 | 2026-01-15 | $0.3109 | −2.3% | Quarterly |
| 2025-09-15 | 2025-10-15 | $0.3181 | +1.3% | Quarterly |
| 2025-06-16 | 2025-07-15 | $0.3141 | −54.9% | Quarterly |
| 2025-03-14 | 2025-04-15 | $0.6963 | −1.9% | Quarterly |
| 2024-12-16 | 2025-01-15 | $0.71 | −3.3% | Quarterly |
| 2024-09-16 | 2024-10-15 | $0.7346 | +0.5% | Quarterly |
| 2024-06-14 | 2024-07-15 | $0.731 | −1.3% | Quarterly |
| 2024-03-14 | 2024-04-15 | $0.7405 | +5.2% | Quarterly |
| 2023-12-14 | 2024-01-15 | $0.704 | −1.6% | Quarterly |
| 2023-09-14 | 2023-10-16 | $0.7151 | −1.3% | Quarterly |
| 2023-06-14 | 2023-07-17 | $0.7243 | +0.1% | Quarterly |
| 2023-03-14 | 2023-04-15 | $0.7237 | +5.8% | Quarterly |
| 2022-12-14 | 2023-01-16 | $0.684 | −2.5% | Quarterly |
Show all 169 payments
| Ex-dividend date | Payment date | Amount | Change | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-14 | 2022-10-15 | $0.7017 | −1.8% | Quarterly |
| 2022-06-14 | 2022-07-15 | $0.7148 | −1.4% | Quarterly |
| 2022-03-14 | 2022-04-15 | $0.7253 | +6.5% | Quarterly |
| 2021-12-14 | 2022-01-15 | $0.6812 | −1.3% | Quarterly |
| 2021-09-14 | 2021-10-15 | $0.6902 | −4.3% | Quarterly |
| 2021-06-14 | 2021-07-15 | $0.7211 | +5.8% | Quarterly |
| 2021-03-12 | 2021-04-15 | $0.6816 | +4.4% | Quarterly |
| 2020-12-14 | 2021-01-15 | $0.6527 | +4.2% | Quarterly |
| 2020-09-14 | 2020-10-15 | $0.6261 | +5.9% | Quarterly |
| 2020-06-12 | 2020-07-15 | $0.5914 | −0.6% | Quarterly |
| 2020-03-13 | 2020-04-15 | $0.5951 | −0.9% | Quarterly |
| 2019-12-13 | 2020-01-15 | $0.6005 | +0.3% | Quarterly |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-10-15 | $0.5984 | +0.3% | Quarterly |
| 2019-06-13 | 2019-07-15 | $0.5968 | +0.3% | Quarterly |
| 2019-03-14 | 2019-04-15 | $0.5952 | +5.3% | Quarterly |
| 2018-12-13 | 2019-01-15 | $0.5653 | −2.6% | Quarterly |
| 2018-09-13 | 2018-10-15 | $0.5802 | +0.2% | |
| 2018-06-14 | 2018-07-15 | $0.579 | −0.7% | Quarterly |
| 2018-03-14 | 2018-04-15 | $0.5832 | +4.4% | Quarterly |
| 2017-12-14 | 2018-01-15 | $0.5587 | −5.1% | Quarterly |
| 2017-09-14 | 2017-10-15 | $0.5885 | +8.5% | Quarterly |
| 2017-06-13 | 2017-07-15 | $0.5426 | +1.7% | Quarterly |
| 2017-03-13 | 2017-04-15 | $0.5334 | +2.5% | Quarterly |
| 2016-12-13 | 2017-01-15 | $0.5202 | +0.3% | Quarterly |
| 2016-09-13 | 2016-10-15 | $0.5187 | −3.0% | Quarterly |
| 2016-06-13 | 2016-07-15 | $0.5349 | +3.8% | Quarterly |
| 2016-03-11 | 2016-04-15 | $0.5154 | +8.7% | Quarterly |
| 2015-12-11 | 2016-01-15 | $0.4743 | −2.9% | Quarterly |
| 2015-09-11 | 2015-10-15 | $0.4886 | −7.5% | Quarterly |
| 2015-06-11 | 2015-07-15 | $0.5282 | +3.1% | Quarterly |
| 2015-03-12 | 2015-04-15 | $0.5122 | −4.4% | Quarterly |
| 2014-12-11 | 2015-01-15 | $0.5356 | −4.5% | Quarterly |
| 2014-09-11 | 2014-10-15 | $0.5607 | −1.5% | Quarterly |
| 2014-06-12 | 2014-07-15 | $0.569 | +2.6% | Quarterly |
| 2014-03-12 | 2014-04-15 | $0.5547 | +1.3% | Quarterly |
| 2013-12-12 | 2014-01-15 | $0.5476 | −3.0% | Quarterly |
| 2013-09-12 | 2013-10-15 | $0.5646 | −1.3% | Quarterly |
| 2013-06-12 | 2013-07-15 | $0.5721 | +0.9% | Quarterly |
| 2013-03-13 | 2013-04-15 | $0.5671 | −1.6% | Quarterly |
| 2012-12-12 | 2013-01-15 | $0.576 | −0.5% | Quarterly |
| 2012-09-12 | 2012-10-15 | $0.5788 | +8.4% | Quarterly |
| 2012-06-13 | 2012-07-15 | $0.534 | −2.5% | Quarterly |
| 2012-03-13 | 2012-04-15 | $0.5477 | +8.9% | Quarterly |
| 2011-12-13 | 2012-01-15 | $0.5027 | −3.7% | Quarterly |
| 2011-09-13 | 2011-10-15 | $0.522 | −3.5% | Quarterly |
| 2011-06-13 | 2011-07-15 | $0.541 | +5.6% | Quarterly |
| 2011-03-11 | 2011-04-15 | $0.5124 | +10.8% | Quarterly |
| 2010-12-13 | 2011-01-15 | $0.4625 | +2.4% | Quarterly |
| 2010-09-13 | 2010-10-15 | $0.4517 | +7.6% | Quarterly |
| 2010-06-11 | 2010-07-15 | $0.4199 | −0.7% | Quarterly |
| 2010-03-11 | 2010-04-15 | $0.4228 | +7.5% | Quarterly |
| 2009-12-11 | 2010-01-15 | $0.3934 | +0.5% | Quarterly |
| 2009-09-11 | 2009-10-15 | $0.3915 | +13.3% | Quarterly |
| 2009-06-11 | 2009-07-15 | $0.3454 | +15.8% | Quarterly |
| 2009-03-12 | 2009-04-15 | $0.2983 | −0.3% | Quarterly |
| 2008-12-19 | 2009-01-15 | $0.2993 | −16.6% | Quarterly |
| 2008-03-12 | 2008-04-15 | $0.3587 | −0.1% | Quarterly |
| 2007-12-12 | 2008-01-15 | $0.3592 | −3.9% | Quarterly |
| 2007-09-12 | 2007-10-15 | $0.3736 | +6.8% | Quarterly |
| 2007-06-13 | 2007-07-15 | $0.3499 | +8.5% | Quarterly |
| 2007-03-13 | 2007-04-15 | $0.3226 | +10.8% | Quarterly |
| 2006-12-13 | 2007-01-15 | $0.2912 | +0.3% | Quarterly |
| 2006-09-13 | 2006-10-15 | $0.2903 | −2.0% | Quarterly |
| 2006-06-13 | 2006-07-15 | $0.2963 | +2.5% | Quarterly |
| 2006-03-13 | 2006-04-15 | $0.2891 | +2.6% | Quarterly |
| 2005-12-13 | 2006-01-15 | $0.2818 | +1.9% | Quarterly |
| 2005-09-13 | 2005-10-15 | $0.2766 | +2.9% | Quarterly |
| 2005-06-13 | 2005-07-15 | $0.2688 | +1.9% | Quarterly |
| 2005-03-11 | 2005-04-15 | $0.2637 | +5.4% | Quarterly |
| 2004-12-13 | 2005-01-15 | $0.2502 | +5.1% | Quarterly |
| 2004-09-13 | 2004-10-15 | $0.238 | +9.1% | Quarterly |
| 2004-06-14 | 2004-07-15 | $0.2181 | −27.3% | |
| 2004-06-11 | 2004-07-15 | $0.3 | +35.1% | Quarterly |
| 2004-03-11 | 2004-04-15 | $0.2221 | −3.5% | Quarterly |
| 2003-12-11 | 2004-01-15 | $0.2303 | +2.3% | Quarterly |
| 2003-09-11 | 2003-10-15 | $0.225 | +5.1% | Quarterly |
| 2003-06-12 | 2003-07-15 | $0.2141 | +3.9% | Quarterly |
| 2003-03-13 | 2003-04-15 | $0.2061 | +6.1% | Quarterly |
| 2002-12-11 | 2003-01-15 | $0.1942 | +3.2% | Quarterly |
| 2002-09-11 | 2002-10-15 | $0.1882 | −3.1% | Quarterly |
| 2002-06-12 | 2002-07-15 | $0.1941 | +3.3% | Quarterly |
| 2002-03-13 | 2002-04-15 | $0.188 | +0.1% | Quarterly |
| 2001-12-12 | 2002-01-15 | $0.1878 | −36.8% | Quarterly |
| 2001-09-17 | 2001-10-15 | $0.2973 | +55.3% | |
| 2001-09-12 | 2001-10-15 | $0.1914 | −1.4% | Quarterly |
| 2001-06-13 | 2001-07-15 | $0.1941 | +1.6% | Quarterly |
| 2001-03-13 | 2001-04-15 | $0.1911 | −3.6% | Quarterly |
| 2000-12-13 | 2001-01-15 | $0.1982 | +0.4% | Quarterly |
| 2000-09-13 | 2000-10-15 | $0.1974 | −1.9% | Quarterly |
| 2000-06-13 | 2000-07-15 | $0.2012 | −99.8% | Quarterly |
| 2000-05-09 | — | $86.28 | +174,806.7% | |
| 2000-03-13 | 2000-04-15 | $0.0493 | −1.5% | Quarterly |
| 1999-12-13 | 2000-01-15 | $0.0501 | +2.2% | Quarterly |
| 1999-09-13 | 1999-10-15 | $0.049 | −0.0% | Quarterly |
| 1999-06-11 | 1999-07-15 | $0.049 | +0.6% | Quarterly |
| 1999-03-11 | 1999-04-15 | $0.0487 | +2.7% | Quarterly |
| 1998-12-11 | 1999-01-15 | $0.0474 | +1.2% | Quarterly |
| 1998-09-11 | 1998-10-15 | $0.0469 | −4.5% | Quarterly |
| 1998-06-11 | 1998-07-15 | $0.0491 | −3.0% | Quarterly |
| 1998-03-11 | 1998-04-15 | $0.0507 | +0.1% | Quarterly |
| 1997-12-11 | 1998-01-15 | $0.0506 | −3.9% | Quarterly |
| 1997-09-11 | 1997-10-15 | $0.0527 | −0.6% | Quarterly |
| 1997-06-11 | 1997-07-15 | $0.053 | +1.9% | Quarterly |
| 1997-03-12 | 1997-04-15 | $0.052 | −3.5% | Quarterly |
| 1996-12-11 | 1997-01-15 | $0.0539 | +0.2% | Quarterly |
| 1996-09-11 | 1996-10-15 | $0.0537 | +1.4% | Quarterly |
| 1996-06-12 | 1996-07-15 | $0.053 | −1.0% | Quarterly |
| 1996-03-13 | 1996-04-15 | $0.0535 | +0.7% | Quarterly |
| 1995-12-13 | 1996-01-15 | $0.0532 | −2.0% | Quarterly |
| 1995-09-13 | 1995-10-15 | $0.0543 | +1.4% | Quarterly |
| 1995-06-13 | 1995-07-15 | $0.0535 | +1.5% | Quarterly |
| 1995-03-09 | 1995-04-15 | $0.0527 | +2.9% | Quarterly |
| 1994-12-09 | 1995-01-15 | $0.0512 | −3.5% | Quarterly |
| 1994-09-09 | 1994-10-15 | $0.0531 | +3.0% | Quarterly |
| 1994-06-09 | 1994-07-15 | $0.0515 | −1.1% | Quarterly |
| 1994-03-09 | 1994-04-15 | $0.0521 | −3.7% | Quarterly |
| 1993-12-09 | 1994-01-15 | $0.0541 | +1.9% | Quarterly |
| 1993-09-09 | 1993-10-15 | $0.0531 | −3.8% | Quarterly |
| 1993-06-09 | 1993-07-15 | $0.0552 | −1.4% | Quarterly |
| 1993-03-09 | 1993-04-15 | $0.056 | +1.8% | Quarterly |
| 1992-12-09 | 1993-01-15 | $0.055 | −1.5% | Quarterly |
| 1992-09-09 | 1992-10-15 | $0.0559 | −4.0% | Quarterly |
| 1992-06-09 | 1992-07-15 | $0.0582 | −0.1% | Quarterly |
| 1992-03-09 | 1992-04-15 | $0.0583 | −4.7% | Quarterly |
| 1991-12-09 | 1992-01-15 | $0.0612 | +1.9% | Quarterly |
| 1991-09-09 | 1991-10-15 | $0.06 | +0.8% | Quarterly |
| 1991-06-10 | 1991-07-15 | $0.0595 | +0.7% | Quarterly |
| 1991-03-11 | 1991-04-15 | $0.0591 | −0.0% | Quarterly |
| 1990-12-10 | 1991-01-15 | $0.0591 | +2.7% | Quarterly |
| 1990-09-10 | 1990-10-15 | $0.0576 | +0.0% | Quarterly |
| 1990-06-11 | 1990-07-15 | $0.0576 | −81.6% | Quarterly |
| 1990-03-13 | — | $0.3122 | +446.4% | |
| 1990-03-09 | 1990-04-15 | $0.0571 | −10.1% | Quarterly |
| 1989-12-11 | 1990-01-15 | $0.0635 | +3.9% | Quarterly |
| 1989-09-11 | 1989-10-15 | $0.0612 | +0.8% | Quarterly |
| 1989-06-09 | 1989-07-15 | $0.0607 | −80.3% | Quarterly |
| 1989-03-09 | — | $0.3072 | — | |
| 1988-12-09 | — | $0.3072 | +1.6% | |
| 1988-09-09 | — | $0.3023 | — | |
| 1988-03-09 | — | $0.3023 | −30.9% | |
| 1987-12-09 | — | $0.4377 | +4.9% | |
| 1987-09-09 | — | $0.4172 | +0.9% | |
| 1987-06-09 | — | $0.4136 | +0.8% | |
| 1987-03-09 | — | $0.4105 | +0.0% | |
| 1986-12-09 | — | $0.4103 | +5.6% | |
| 1986-09-09 | — | $0.3885 | −0.7% | |
| 1986-06-09 | — | $0.3914 | −0.3% | |
| 1986-03-10 | — | $0.3925 | +3.4% | |
| 1985-12-09 | — | $0.3795 | −0.6% | |
| 1985-09-09 | — | $0.3817 | −0.9% | |
| 1985-06-10 | — | $0.3852 | +0.9% | |
| 1985-03-11 | — | $0.3817 | −2.8% | |
| 1984-12-10 | — | $0.3929 | — |
Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.
BCE stock split history
- 1324:1447July 11, 2006
- 2:1May 23, 1997
BCE dividend overview
BCE pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share, a yield of 6.05% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $1.64 per share in 2025, down 43.8% from 2024. Over five years the dividend grew −7.8% a year on average and over ten years −2.0% a year. The payout ratio is 49.0% of trailing earnings.
Related: BCE cash flow statement, BCE key metrics, BCE chart. See the BCE stock overview for the latest quote and news.
BCE dividends FAQ
Does BCE pay a dividend?
Yes. BCE has paid a regular dividend since 1984, quarterly, most recently $0.31 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 15, 2026.
What is BCE's dividend yield?
BCE's forward annual dividend is $1.23 per share, a dividend yield of 6.05% at the latest close of $20.33.
How often does BCE pay dividends?
BCE pays dividends quarterly.
How fast is BCE's dividend growing?
BCE's dividend per share grew from $2.47 in 2020 to $1.64 in 2025, −7.8% a year on average over five years.
What is BCE's dividend payout ratio?
BCE pays out 49.0% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 66.1% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).
Has BCE split its stock?
BCE has split its stock 2 times: 1324:1447 on July 11, 2006, 2:1 on May 23, 1997. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.